Which Patient Is at Most Risk for Experiencing Difficult Grieving

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which patient is at most risk for experiencing difficult grieving?

• A) The middle-aged woman whose grandmother died of advanced Parkinson's disease
• B) The young adult with three small children whose wife died suddenly in an accident
• C) The middle-aged person whose spouse suffered a slow, painful death
• D) The older adult whose spouse died of complications of chronic renal disease

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Definitions:

Full Potential

The highest or utmost level of performance, achievement, or utilization that an individual or entity can attain.

Internal Doubts

Feelings of uncertainty or lack of confidence that originate from within oneself, often regarding one’s abilities, choices, or identity.

Self-Esteem

An individual's subjective evaluation of their own worth, including beliefs about oneself.

Object Relations

A school of psychodynamic thought that emphasizes the real (as opposed to fantasized) relations an individual has with others.